8.2 Documentary

Isle of Flowers

1989
A place where there are very few flowers.
Trailer
A tomato is planted, harvested and sold at a supermarket, but it rots and ends up in the trash. But it doesn’t end there: Isle of Flowers follows it up until its real end, among animals, trash, women and children. And then the difference between tomatoes, pigs and human beings becomes clear.
Release Date
1989-09-06
Status
Released
Original Title
Ilha das Flores
Runtime
13 min
Original Language
PT
Production Countries
Brazil
Production Companies
Casa de Cinema de Porto Alegre
Overview
A tomato is planted, harvested and sold at a supermarket, but it rots and ends up in the trash. But it doesn’t end there: Isle of Flowers follows it up until its real end, among animals, trash, women and children. And then the difference between tomatoes, pigs and human beings becomes clear.
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